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Webster 1913 Edition
Loss
1.
The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation;
as, the
loss
of property; loss
of money by gaming; loss
of health or reputation.Assured
loss
before the match be played. Shakespeare
2.
The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect, misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.
Though thou repent, yet I have still the
loss
. Shak
3.
That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; – opposed to
gain
or increase
; as, the
. loss
of liquor by leakage was considerable4.
The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.
5.
Failure to gain or win;
as,
. loss
of a race or battle6.
Failure to use advantageously;
as,
. loss
of time7.
(Mil.)
Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured property.
8.
(Insurance)
Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor;
as, the
. losses
of the company this year amount to a million of dollars
Syn. – Privation; detriment; injury; damage.
Webster 1828 Edition
Loss
LOSS
, n.1.
privation, as the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or reputation. every loss is not a detriment. we cannot regret the loss of bad company or of evil habits.2.
Destruction; ruin; as the loss of a ship at sea; the loss of an army.3.
Defeat; as the loss of a battle.4.
Waste; useless application; as a loss of time or labor.5.
Waste by leakage or escape; as a loss of liquors in transportation.To bear a loss, to make good; also, to sustain a loss without sinking under it.
To be at a loss, to be puzzled; to be unable to determine; to be in a state of uncertainty.